Masks of any kind are not perfect barriers for contagion. But experts report that wearing a mask does help protect against transmission by asymptomatic coronavirus carriers | Catherine Pearlman thefamilycoach for CNNopinion
Catherine Pearlman is a clinical social worker, associate professor at Brandman University and the author of Ignore It!: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN.
Catherine PearlmanThere is a pandemic. Tens of thousands of Americans are dead because of Covid-19, a disease that spreads in droplets that are expelled by infected humans, including as they talk or cough, and whether they show symptoms or not. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone wear a cloth face covering in public, especially where there is a high degree of community-based transmission . I live in California, where nearly 60,000 people have been infected.
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